SISTER!!!!
Ultrasound today went well and all looks great with our new little lady! We are thrilled and feel totally blessed! Smooth sailing thus far and we can't wait to meet her in 5ish quick months!
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
I'm a terrible blogger!!!
I know... I know... I've been such a horrible blogger lately... not even sure the last time I posted a picture of my own kid! I have no good excuse other than life is busy and good!! Lately we have have seen a lot of family and friends, gone into Chicago for a wedding, I've taken two classes working to renew my teaching license, we've celebrated our five year wedding anniversary and Bryan's 28th birthday, and most importantly, we have been loving our little boy! He is in such- such a good stride. Healthy, changing and happier than he's ever been! We are so very proud of all of his latest learning and tricks. Wonderful things happen when you are healthy and able to put all of your energy and mind to new things! Hard to believe he will be TWO in less than two months. Sheesh! We are also anxiously awaiting our big twenty- week ultrasound on Wednesday! We are so stinkin excited to see this little one that's half done cooking already! Finding out boy or girl will just be icing on the cake! Sooooo..... I promise to be better from now on. I want to be able to look back to this blog and not see major chunks of our life missing! Thanks for checking back from time to time. Much more to come soon!!!
Friday, July 2, 2010
Flashback Friday - Five Years Ago Today!
One thankful girl for five amazing years! Not the best of quality but here are a few fun pictures people sent me from that day. Fun to remember our special day.
Can you believe this sweet little lady turns SIX on Sunday?!?!
Friday, June 25, 2010
Flashback Friday
This is from June of 2008. One of my very best friends Jen and I were pregnant at the same time with our first babes. I was six weeks ahead of her that time (Sam was born early Sept. and Anna was born late Oct.) and oddly enough she is six weeks ahead of me this time! With baby on the brain and smililar changes happening in our homes, it's so great to go through it all with a wonderful friend. Hopefully we can get a similar picture together this time too!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Sam
We have had our share of tough days with Sam over the last year or so. I can honestly say though for every tough day, we have without a doubt had at least a good week of a completely happy, loveable little boy. I know I love him the most so my opinion is slightly biased but... he is honestly one of the happiest kiddos I have met. He is in such a good stride right now... walking so much more, a lot nosier, into things, and getting creative and sneakier by the minute. He likes to be on the go and is also content to stay. He is patient, he lights up a room full of strangers and wins over aall the ladies with his charm. He hardly fusses, has never been one to cry and we rarely see a temper tantrum or fit from him. His little expressive eyes will get you every time. He is busy and fun and just such a happy little soul. Bryan and I couldn't be more proud as we watch him get the hang of things that were once hard for him. All in his own time they said and we are seeing that happen now. It feels good. He is good. We are loving being his parents. I wish you all could love on a little of him each day. I'm one happy, lucky mom. PS- the talk/teasing of baby number two being a total dud or crabby as ever has already begun! : ) Think we could get so lucky a second time?!? : ) Never know! We are so blessed.
Here's a silly video of him tonight just playing after his bath. Not the best walking (seems to dive a lot at the end which is happening less and less nowdays) but if you know him at all, we are so proud to see him so happy to be on his feet. It's five minutes long and gets a little better in the middle so maybe you can get a glimpse of just how sweet he is. So sweet he brings me to tears! I know... Suprise! Suprise!!
Here's a silly video of him tonight just playing after his bath. Not the best walking (seems to dive a lot at the end which is happening less and less nowdays) but if you know him at all, we are so proud to see him so happy to be on his feet. It's five minutes long and gets a little better in the middle so maybe you can get a glimpse of just how sweet he is. So sweet he brings me to tears! I know... Suprise! Suprise!!
16 Weeks!
Happy to report I had a very good and uneventful doctor appoitment this morning! I am 16 weeks and doing well! I feel great and actually seem to be losing a little weight which is kind of nice since they aren't at all worried. We are scheduled to have the big 20 week ultrasound on July 21st where they measure all of the organs and parts and find out boy or girl!!!! Crusing right along and couldn't be happier!!!
PS- I'll be a better blogger again soon... Sheesh! I've been terrible I know!
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
She's Home!!!!!!!!!
Ellie is home!!! HHHHOOOOORRRRRAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! After 9ish weeks/ two months in the NICU- she is where she belongs! See Ab's email below...
Tuesday Update-
what a glorious day! as i type this, ellie is laying on our living room floor taking a nap and matt and i are here rather than at the hospital. it is awesome! we have had a good day. we left the hospital around 3:45 after a going away party and some tears from me. yes, i cried leaving the hospital but not too much. :) the kids were waiting for us when we got home and we had to take turns holding her and kissing her. ellie must like being home as she has slept well both in her bassinet and now on the floor. ellie is getting a little oxygen during her feedings so we will get adept at monkeying with that at 3 in the morning. she was fussy for her bottle but as soon as she ate, she wanted to be put down and not touched anymore. she may spend the night out here in the living room, but if it gets matt and i some sleep, we will let her.
we will keep you updated on ellie, just because she is home doesn't mean the emails will stop! probably not as often though. :) again, thanks for your prayers and we ask that you continue to lift her up. complete healing of her brain to stop the seizures is what matt and i will pray for. we also would love prayers for a great transition home for her and the other kids. attached are a couple of pitures from the day. one is of matt, i and ellie but it isn't a great picture of ellie so the other is a great picture of ellie with one of her incredible nurses.
love-
matt and abbie
Tuesday Update-
what a glorious day! as i type this, ellie is laying on our living room floor taking a nap and matt and i are here rather than at the hospital. it is awesome! we have had a good day. we left the hospital around 3:45 after a going away party and some tears from me. yes, i cried leaving the hospital but not too much. :) the kids were waiting for us when we got home and we had to take turns holding her and kissing her. ellie must like being home as she has slept well both in her bassinet and now on the floor. ellie is getting a little oxygen during her feedings so we will get adept at monkeying with that at 3 in the morning. she was fussy for her bottle but as soon as she ate, she wanted to be put down and not touched anymore. she may spend the night out here in the living room, but if it gets matt and i some sleep, we will let her.
we will keep you updated on ellie, just because she is home doesn't mean the emails will stop! probably not as often though. :) again, thanks for your prayers and we ask that you continue to lift her up. complete healing of her brain to stop the seizures is what matt and i will pray for. we also would love prayers for a great transition home for her and the other kids. attached are a couple of pitures from the day. one is of matt, i and ellie but it isn't a great picture of ellie so the other is a great picture of ellie with one of her incredible nurses.
love-
matt and abbie
Friday, June 11, 2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Ellie is Doing Well!!!!!!
Ellie had a great weekend resting and recovering from her surgery Friday. She came off the vent easily and is back loving the bottle! All great things getting her close to coming home!!!!!! Here's Ab's email from last night...
Wednesday night-
ellie had a great day today. her breathing sounded much better and she took a bottle all day long. she chugged her feeding tonight and could have maybe done more if some milk had been warming for her.
as long as ellie is doing well tomorrow, kate, luke and dan are coming up to see her tomorrow afternoon. they are very excited. when we told them the possibility of them seeing ellie, kate and luke said, "yeah," and dan at the same time said, "yuck!" it made us laugh that dan's timing was so perfect on his yuck!
my mom goes back to iowa tomorrow afternoon and then matt's mom gets here friday morning. it will be a nice turn around by the grandmas. :) we have been so fortunate that our families have been able to help us most days since ellie has been in the hospital. i think we have only had a total of five, maybe six, days where friends have had to handle the other three.
attached is a picture of ellie today after a bath. it is her eight week anniversary today and she will be two months old on monday. we are thankful that God has given us this time with her and a new perspective on how precious life is. please pray that everything continues to get better for ellie grace and that she is just covered with the peace of the Holy Spirit.
love-
matt and abbie
Wednesday night-
ellie had a great day today. her breathing sounded much better and she took a bottle all day long. she chugged her feeding tonight and could have maybe done more if some milk had been warming for her.
as long as ellie is doing well tomorrow, kate, luke and dan are coming up to see her tomorrow afternoon. they are very excited. when we told them the possibility of them seeing ellie, kate and luke said, "yeah," and dan at the same time said, "yuck!" it made us laugh that dan's timing was so perfect on his yuck!
my mom goes back to iowa tomorrow afternoon and then matt's mom gets here friday morning. it will be a nice turn around by the grandmas. :) we have been so fortunate that our families have been able to help us most days since ellie has been in the hospital. i think we have only had a total of five, maybe six, days where friends have had to handle the other three.
attached is a picture of ellie today after a bath. it is her eight week anniversary today and she will be two months old on monday. we are thankful that God has given us this time with her and a new perspective on how precious life is. please pray that everything continues to get better for ellie grace and that she is just covered with the peace of the Holy Spirit.
love-
matt and abbie
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